Thoracoscopic revision of a herniated Roux-en-Y esophagojejunostomy for treatment of “candy cane” syndrome

Tyler Cobb; Farzaneh Banki

doi:10.1016/J.XJTC.2020.02.004

Thoracoscopic revision of a herniated Roux-en-Y esophagojejunostomy for treatment of “candy cane” syndrome

Tyler Cobb
, Farzaneh Banki

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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Original language	American English
Journal	JTCVS Techniques
Volume	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.XJTC.2020.02.004
State	Published - Jun 1 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Medicine and Health Sciences
Surgery

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Thoracoscopic revision of a herniated Roux-en-Y esophagojejunostomy for treatment of “candy cane” syndrome

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